gentlewoman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təlˌwʊm.ən/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English gentilwoman, modelled after gentilman (“gentleman”), equivalent to gentle + -woman.
Meanings
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(historical) A woman of the nobility.
Gentlewoman: Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her night-gown upon[…]
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
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(US) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
'The gentlewoman from California.' Or 'the gentlewoman from Texas.' Gentlewoman?
1998 December 11, “GENTLEWOMEN AND GENTLEMEN DON'T SAY 'LADY'”, in Daily Press:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gentlewomen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gentlewomanlike · gentlewomanly · gentlewomanhood
Relateds
Translations (21)
el κυρία (woman of the nobility) · es hijadalgo (woman of the nobility) · mk дво́рјанка (woman of the nobility) · es hija de algo (woman of the nobility) · es hidalga (woman of the nobility) · el αρχοντογυναίκα (woman of the nobility) · gl dama (woman of the nobility) · mi wahine mārire (woman of the nobility) · ga bean uasal (woman of the nobility) · gl dona (woman of the nobility) · mk благоро́дничка (woman of the nobility) · ka მანდილოსანი (woman of the nobility) · kw benyn jentyl (woman of the nobility) · mi mareikura (woman of the nobility) · mk да́ма (woman of the nobility) · es fijadalgo (disused) (woman of the nobility) · ka ქალბატონი (woman of the nobility) · cmn 命婦 /命妇 (woman of the nobility) · th กุลสตรี (woman of the nobility) · th สุภาพสตรี (woman of the nobility) · es fidalga (disused) (woman of the nobility)